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Just found some more historical information: Electrolux started assembling vacuum cleaners in New Zealand in 1940, followed by full manufacturing in 1949. This factory was located in Rongotai, Wellington. It was demolished in 1959 to make way for the new Wellington Airport runway. Electrolux...

Centralsweeper63, Outstanding Electrolux collection and info - thanks for sharing! It seems to me that the models with just a 'Z' prefix were the original version rather than a variation, so those would've been manufactured in NZ or likely Sweden (according to Electrolux Group's timeline in...

Good information. I have read some additional facts from first-hand online sources regarding AB Electrolux, Electrolux Corporation and Electrolux (Canada) Ltd. along with some corrections: 1. AB Electrolux was a minority shareholder of Electrolux Corporation until 1968 when it sold its...

Great TOL Roto-Matic Power Team, mass-marketed from 1983 to 1989. The MOL 1783 was similar in styling and features but had the conventiona l uncovered Tool-Pak nubs, and the BOL 1777 had that same Tool-Pak and less power. The 3715 was the canister (sans the Roto-Matic). Matching Forest Green...

Hi Bill, Great account of you and your family's Hoover Convertible connections and neat that you share its June 4th birthday. I'm unaware of the best history of the Hoover Convertible, but following are a couple VL threads for starters. You can search the archives for more information and...

Welcome and thanks for sharing photos of your Hoover & Eureka vacuum cleaner collection. Nice assortment of different eras, features & styles. The Eureka 627 (Type A?) was part of the 600 Series discount department store line most often associated with Kmart and mass-marketed from the early to...

I thought I had mentioned in an earlier post that ActivePure does indeed operate its Bristol plant. My question is what do its operations include? Did I suggest that the Lux Classic, Lux Legacy, Lux Floor Pro production occurred outside the United States? I simply question whether Aerus...

Sorry to hear about your experience. I'm glad, though, that it seems to be the exception rather than the rule. This was not the case, though, with the PN-1 wands that were made for the Model Gs from c.1966 to c.1967. Most of them cracked within several years of use. Companies regularly...

Thanks for the link. I do not dispute that ActivePure assembles its machines from parts made by another company, and that ActivePure possibly manufactures some of its own parts for other products. I simply have found no evidence of it. These questions remain: 1. What does ActivePure (and...

Ben, As Sanitaire rarely advertised in newspapers, I was unable to locate anything to verify the start of its blue professional line. 1980s hospitality industry or home maintenance trade journal and catalog advertisements and articles likely have the information. You may be able to access...

Cool back story and photos of your half-century-old Hoover 1076 and its tool set! Wow!

Aerus (Electrolux) discontinued its R & D shortly after the Guardian tank-type vacuum was introduced with the HEPA filter around 2000; around the time Lux International took it under its wing and when Aerus partnered with ProTeam in producing its commercial and heavy-duty uprights. Further...

"Far out!" (as they said in the '60s) Yep, that was the first B-8 with the Carpet Beautifier set-up made in 1966 and 1967. It was the only version to have the dispenser with the "suds sparkles" (my term). Retrobrighting would take out the yellowing (going around the decals) if that's an issue...

As the article stated, the Bristol plant was closed in 2003. ActivePure Technologies LLC (formerly Aerus Holdings LLC) did reopen it at one point to handle its other products, but it's likely used only for light manufacturing if any such as attachments, hoses, and parts for purification and...

Link https://www.aerusvacuums.com/Site/FloorCare